CVE-2018-1000880: canonical ubuntu_linux

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-1000880 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 20-12-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 08-10-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

libarchive version commit 9693801580c0cf7c70e862d305270a16b52826a7 onwards (release v3.2.0 onwards) contains a CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability in WARC parser - libarchive/archive_read_support_format_warc.c, _warc_read() that can result in DoS - quasi-infinite run time and disk usage from tiny file. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must open a specially crafted WARC file.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.